Synonyms of constables

constables

noun

plural of constable, chiefly British

as in officers

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

reported the crime to the local constable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• officers
• policemen
• cops
• sheriffs
• gendarmes
• coppers
• lawmen
• bobbies
• police
• detectives
• inspectors
• investigators
• bulls
• police officers
• constabularies
• patrolmen
• troopers
• sergeants
• policewomen
• plainclothesmen
• marshals
• shamuses
• flatfeet
• sleuths
• operatives
• lieutenants
• men
• dicks
• fuzzes
• captains
• peace officers
• gumshoes
• police forces
• hawkshaws
• sleuthhounds
• sherlocks
• private investigators
• private eyes
• private detectives
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constables

The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026

Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage. — Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026

Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026

Harris County leaders worry a new law could leave them on the hook for higher costs by allowing constables to negotiate patrol contracts with neighborhood associations without approval. — John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026

Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office. — Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own. — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025

The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025